What is the capital of Burkina Faso?

What is the capital of Burkina Faso?

Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso/Capitals

The name Burkina Faso, which means “Land of Incorruptible People,” was adopted in 1984. The capital, Ouagadougou, is in the centre of the country and lies about 500 miles (800 km) from the Atlantic Ocean.

What is Ouagadougou capital?

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, also spelled Wagadugu, capital and largest town of Burkina Faso, western Africa. It was the capital of the historic Mossi kingdom of Wagadugu (founded in the 15th century) and the seat of the morho naba (“great king”) of the Mossi people.

What country is Burkina Faso located?

Africa
Burkina Faso/Continent
listen); French: [buʁkina faso]) is a landlocked country in West Africa that covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest.

What country did Upper Volta become?

1958
Republic of Upper Volta/Founded

What is the capital city of Ghana?

Accra
Ghana/Capitals

Is Burkina Faso part of Ghana?

Ghana is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea. Its neighbours are Côte d’Ivoire, to the west, Burkina Faso, which lies north, and Togo, to the east. Ghana is mainly flat, but there are hills in the northern part of the country.

Is Burkina Faso a poor country?

A poor country even by West African standards, landlocked Burkina Faso has suffered from recurring droughts and military coups. Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men”, has significant reserves of gold, but the country has faced domestic and external concern over the state of its economy and human rights.

What was the first capital city of Ghana?

Accra became the administrative capital of Ghana in 1877 when the British colonial authority transferred the seat of government from Cape Coast. Accra was declared a city on 29 June 1961 by Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah.